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Nintendo eyes smash hit with "Smash Bros" - 14, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Do you have childhood memories of having G.I. Joe fight Luke Skywalker, or throwing Superman into battle against the Bionic Man?
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IAC's Diller battles Liberty in court testimony - 14, Mar 2008
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - IAC/InterActiveCorp chief Barry Diller told a Delaware court on Thursday he had rejected "many, many times" the proposals for an asset swap from IAC's controlling shareholder, Liberty Media Corp, because they did not offer
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Eking extra juice from iPod, laptop batteries, maybe - 14, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Someday, the batteries that power your iPod or laptop will last for weeks. Until then, your options for keeping the juice flowing range from hacking them to whacking them.
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Gates urges U.S. to free up more spectrum for Wi-Fi - 14, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates urged U.S. communications regulators on Thursday to free up more vacant television airwaves to be used for wireless services such as broadband Internet access.
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"90210" spinoff on fast track - 13, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The most popular zip code on television is back.
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Robert Downey Jr. tries new role as superhero - 13, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - No matter the movie, Robert Downey Jr. is incapable of turning in an uninteresting performance.
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Hollywood studios troubled by labor pains - 13, Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS (Hollywood Reporter) - Studio executives insisted Wednesday that the Hollywood writers strike did not hurt their movie-release plans through summer 2009.
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Judge to rule in bitter McCartney divorce case - 13, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney is expected to find out on Monday how much of his fortune he must hand over to estranged wife Heather Mills when a judge rules on their acrimonious and highly public divorce.
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Aussie Carolan sacks caddie en route to Korea lead - 13, Mar 2008
JEJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Little-known Australian Tony Carolan sacked his caddie en route to claiming a share of the first-round lead at the inaugural Ballantine's Championship on Thursday.
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Riesch seals women's Super-G title - 13, Mar 2008
BORMIO, Italy (Reuters) - Germany's Maria Riesch won her first World Cup Super-G title on Thursday after finishing sixth in the final race of the season.
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Gebrselassie withdrawal will not affect Games says IOC - 13, Mar 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - Haile Gebrselassie's withdrawal this week from the Beijing Olympics marathon was fully justified but will otherwise have no effect on the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.
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U.S. passion for guns has roots in hunting - 13, Mar 2008
FORT WORTH (Reuters) - The life-sized stuffed animals at the massive Cabela's store in Fort Worth can give the impression of being in a natural history museum.
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Rockets hit Israel after West Bank raid - 13, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Islamic Jihad fired rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Thursday after an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, in renewed violence that threatened prospects for an Egyptian-brokered truce.
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Shuttle and station crews meet, greet and get to work - 13, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts from space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station greeted one another with hugs and smiles on Thursday to begin a joint 12-day mission to install a Japanese laboratory and Canadian robotic system.
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Bush says would veto House eavesdropping bill - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush, locked in a battle with Congress over eavesdropping legislation, said on Thursday the House of Representatives version of the bill was "unwise" and he would veto it.
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Kidnapped Iraq archbishop dead: Church officials - 13, Mar 2008
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic archbishop who was kidnapped in Iraq last month, has been found dead, Church officials in Rome and Baghdad said on Thursday.
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Gold sets record on dollar, futures hit $1,000 - 13, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold futures hit a record of $1,000 an ounce on Thursday and spot metal set historic highs as a dollar slump forced investors to look for alternative assets.
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Consumers retrench as recession looms - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers clammed up on spending in February and the labor market continued to weaken as the economy teeters on the brink of recession, government data on Thursday showed.
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Carlyle Capital in default, on brink of collapse - 13, Mar 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - An affiliate of U.S.-based buyout firm Carlyle Group has defaulted on about $16.6 billion of debt and expects its lenders to seize remaining assets as the global credit crunch tightens around leveraged investors.
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Market slides on credit, recession fears - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Thursday as the latest signs of global credit stress rattled investors, while a surprise drop in U.S. retail sales fueled concerns about a consumer-led recession.
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Paulson: Time to toughen rules on mortgage brokers - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday issued a call for U.S. financial institutions to raise capital quickly so they can keep lending, and pledged tougher rules for the mortgage industry.
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Asustek says two-thirds of Eee PCs will have Windows XP - 13, Mar 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Asustek Computer , the world's top maker of computer motherboards, said nearly two-thirds of its Eee PCs shipped this year will be Windows-based as consumers embrace the company's low-cost laptop models.
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AOL to buy Bebo social network - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's AOL Internet division is to buy social network Bebo for $850 million in cash, bolstering its consumer Internet offerings even as the media conglomerate mulls splitting off the business.
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Electronic Arts goes hostile with Take-Two offer - 13, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc on Thursday launched a hostile offer for rival video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc at $26 a share, taking the $2 billion bid directly to stockholders.
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Microsoft's top visionary sees a parallel world - 13, Mar 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Craig Mundie, Microsoft Corp's chief research and strategy officer, is sure he has a good handle on where technology is going. When is another story.
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Nintendo eyes smash hit with "Smash Bros Brawl" - 13, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Do you have childhood memories of having G.I. Joe fight Luke Skywalker, or throwing Superman into battle against the Bionic Man?
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China reassures scientists not to fear failure - 13, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will tolerate experiment failures by its scientists to ease pressure, encourage innovation and cut the chances of fraud, a top official said on Thursday.
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Bjork's Tibet outburst an isolated case, China says - 13, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Icelandic singer Bjork's politically charged outburst at a recent Shanghai concert was an isolated case and would not affect foreign artists coming to China, a senior official said on Thursday.
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Many TV series face uncertain futures - 13, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - At this point in the season, the strictly defined countries of "renewed" and "canceled" have acres of gray area in between.
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Aleksandar Pavlovic returns for Cavaliers after 23-game absence - 13, Mar 2008
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Aleksandar Pavlovic is returning to NBA action on Wednesday against the Nets after missing 23 games with a foot injury and the Serbian is eager to join the playoff drive.
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WITNESS: Paralyzed but skiing at speed in Sweden - 13, Mar 2008
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) - When I told people I was headed for a week's skiing in northern Sweden, they looked at me as if I was mad.
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Former male stripper voted out of "American Idol" - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Hernandez, the "American Idol" contestant with a reported history as a male stripper, was eliminated on Wednesday from the competition on the hit TV talent show.
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French qualifier Cohen-Aloro earns meeting with Sharapova - 13, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Qualifier Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France crushed American Lilia Osterloh 6-1 6-2 in the Pacific Life Open first round on Wednesday to set up a meeting with fifth seed Maria Sharapova.
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Ovechkin double lifts Caps over Flames - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two goals from Alex Ovechkin lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
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Chiquita sued over killings of U.S. missionaries - 13, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S.-based Chiquita Brands International Inc has been hit with a lawsuit in federal court in Miami over the killings of five U.S. missionaries by Marxist-led rebels in Colombia in the 1990s.
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Rockets beat Hawks to extend win streak to 20 - 13, Mar 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Houston Rockets defeated the Atlanta Hawks 83-75 on Wednesday to become the third NBA team to record 20 consecutive victories.
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Suicide attack kills six Afghans near Kabul airport - 13, Mar 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed six Afghan civilians in an attack on U.S. troops near the airport in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, officials said.
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Shuttle docks at space station with Japanese lab - 13, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour linked up with the International Space Station more than 200 miles above Earth on Wednesday on a mission to deliver a Japanese laboratory.
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Southwest grounds planes over new maintenance glitch - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co grounded more than three dozen planes on Wednesday due to a new glitch in safety inspections, although it said normal operations would resume the following day after reinspection.
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McCain to talk security on Europe and Mideast trip - 13, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain says he will emphasize national security issues from Afghanistan to global climate change on a visit to Europe and the Middle East next week.
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Race flap forces Clinton supporter to quit - 13, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A high-profile supporter quit Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on Wednesday after a remark about black Democratic rival Barack Obama was interpreted as racist.
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China sees conspiracy behind Olympics criticisms - 13, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said the United States is unfit to present itself as a "defender of human rights" and a senior official accused Western critics of conspiring to use the Beijing Olympic Games as a tool to subvert Communist Party rule.
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New York Gov. Spitzer resigns but more woes likely - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Resigning over reports he paid for a $1,000-an-hour prostitute, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer leaves behind his political post but could face legal trouble from the stunning sex scandal.
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Stocks slip on rethink of Fed plan - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday as optimism receded about the Federal Reserve's latest initiative to ease credit market strains, while a jump in oil prices to a record above $110 a barrel raised fears of further strains on corporate profits.
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Carlyle Capital says unable reach deal with lenders - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Carlyle Capital Corp , an affiliate of private equity firm Carlyle Group , said late on Wednesday its lenders are likely to take possession of its remaining assets after it was unable to reach a mutually beneficial agreement
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Fear returns as dollar falls and oil hits $110 - 13, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar hit a record low against the euro and a 12-year low against the yen on Thursday and shares fell as euphoria subsided about the latest helping hand from the U.S. Federal Reserve and reality -- $110 oil and recession fears -
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New French rave shows Web branding at work - 13, Mar 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - If you're French, under 20, and have a broadband Internet connection, you probably already know what to make of the spiked hair, skinny pants, and electric dance moves pulsing in cyberspace.
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IAC describes "nightmare" talks with Liberty - 13, Mar 2008
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller and Liberty Media Chairman John Malone nearly agreed for Liberty to take IAC's shopping network HSN, but the deal fell apart, showing the tortured nature of talks between the frien
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Study queries utility of brainwave surgery device - 13, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - A widely used device that employs brainwaves to help doctors prevent patients from waking up during surgery is no more effective than an older, far less costly technique, researchers said on Wednesday.
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McCain begins vice president search but mum on Romney - 13, Mar 2008
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Wednesday he has begun the process of finding a vice presidential running mate and wants someone who shares his views and can take his place.
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Wizards relishing return of Caron Butler for playoff surge - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Wizards will get a boost for the stretch drive when the All-Star forward Caron Butler returns to the line-up on Thursday after 15 games on the disabled list.
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Woods may win calendar grand slam: Palmer - 13, Mar 2008
TAMPA, Fla (Reuters) - Tiger Woods could become the first player to win a calendar grand slam of all four majors, said one of the game's other greats, Arnold Palmer.
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Daly disqualified from Arnold Palmer event - 13, Mar 2008
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Fans' favorite John Daly was disqualified from competing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after failing to appear for the Pro/Am competition on Wednesday.
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Country king Alan Jackson rules album chart - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Country star Alan Jackson replaced Janet Jackson at the top of the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, while rock bands Flogging Molly and the Black Crowes cracked the top five with their latest releases.
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Chinese promoters riled by Bjork outburst - 13, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Icelandic singer Bjork's pro-Tibet outburst at a Shanghai concert has not only angered China's wary cultural guardians, but annoyed music promoters who say politics is bad for business and worse for Chinese fans.
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Spacecraft zips over Saturn's geyser-spurting moon - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A spacecraft whizzed past Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wednesday and through a huge geyser spurting from its south pole, collected samples of ice and gas shooting about 500 miles into space.
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White House denies Bush stifling dissent on Iran - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House denied on Wednesday that President George W. Bush was stifling dissenting views in the military after the resignation of a top commander reported to have been at odds with his hard-line policy on Iran.
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Afghan war trend worse than Iraq: U.S. trainer - 13, Mar 2008
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The tide of the war in Afghanistan is running against the United States and its allies, in contrast to an improving trend in Iraq, a U.S. military official and counter-insurgency expert said on Wednesday.
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U.S. finds possible Venezuela-FARC ties "disturbing" - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday new data about possible links between Venezuela and Colombia's FARC guerrilla group is disturbing but Washington is far from a decision to put Caracas on a terrorism blacklist.
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Three U.S. soldiers killed in southeastern Iraq: military - 13, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers were killed in an apparent rocket or mortar attack near Nassiriya in southeastern Iraq on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.
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New York Gov. Spitzer resigns amid sex scandal - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned on Wednesday amid a scandal over a $1,000-an-hour prostitute, ending a career built on pugnacious investigations of Wall Street crimes and an image of moral rectitude.
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Clinton and Obama disagree on Florida, Michigan revote - 13, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sharply disagreed on disputed contests in Florida and Michigan on Wednesday, as Florida Democratic officials finished a proposal for a new mail-in presidential primary.
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Buffett succession plan at Berkshire gets a twist - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is a job change coming for an executive whom investors say could become the next Warren Buffett.
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U.S. soft drink sales volume falls more in '07 - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The volume of soft drinks sold in the United States fell more sharply last year, industry publication Beverage Digest reported on Wednesday, as consumers chose other options like bottled water and teas.
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More pain expected before credit market recovery - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - This week's central bank efforts to unfreeze credit markets will offer only temporary relief and more pain can be expected before a market recovery, analysts said at a credit conference on Wednesday.
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Chrysler may fall short of 10,000 buyouts: UAW - 13, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC may fall short of its target of getting 10,000 U.S. factory workers to accept buyouts or early retirement, raising the prospect the automaker will have to increase its offers, a senior union official said on Wednesday.
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Southwest grounds 41 planes - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said on Wednesday that it has taken 41 planes out of service, but declined to comment on the reason.
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Dollar sinks to record low vs euro, currency basket - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar plunged to a record low against the euro and a basket of currencies on Wednesday amid uncertainty about the long-term impact of the Federal Reserve's recent efforts to inject money into cash-starved credit markets.
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Traders stop to watch Spitzer fall on his sword - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trading desks across the United States stopped on Wednesday to watch the resignation speech of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, fascinated by the downfall of the man who built a career on investigating Wall Street crimes.
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Stocks slip on rethink of Fed plan, oil over $110 - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday as optimism receded about the Federal Reserve's latest initiative to ease credit market strains, while a jump in oil prices to a record above $110 a barrel raised fears of further strains on corporate profits.
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Brain fitness seen as hot industry of the future - 13, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - When her son Alex was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of 10, Karen George was reluctant to put him on medication.
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Liberty CEO says he was point man in IAC talks - 13, Mar 2008
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Liberty Media Chief Executive Greg Maffei said on Wednesday that he was the point man in talks with IAC/InterActiveCorp over disengaging the two companies despite a long-standing relationship between Liberty Chairman John
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Activision's "Guitar Hero" violates patent: Gibson - 13, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gibson Guitar Inc has told Activision Inc that its wildly popular "Guitar Hero" video games infringe one of Gibson's patents, and Activision has asked a U.S. court to find the claim invalid.
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Asia shows way to fight dengue as global spread looms - 12, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Clarissa Poon was one of an estimated 50 million people who contracted mosquito-borne dengue fever last year. She spent an agonizing week on a drip in a Bangkok hospital as she battled the potentially deadly disease.
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"Sin City" video game goes straight to the source - 12, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Some films seem so perfect for converting to video games that one wonders why that never happened. Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill," for example.
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Shuttle in good shape as it heads to space station - 12, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A freshly inspected space shuttle Endeavour looked to be in good shape on Wednesday as it headed toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station to deliver a Japanese laboratory.
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Zhang Yimou fears rain for Beijing opening ceremony - 12, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Zhang Yimou, the director of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, is struggling to fit 5,000 years of Chinese culture into 50 minutes and his biggest fear is wet weather on August 8.
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South Korea's iron man Choi sets major target - 12, Mar 2008
JEJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Not content with being among the world's top 10 and something of a national hero in South Korea, KJ Choi believes he should be winning majors.
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Bulgaria lifters want a clean sheet in Beijing - 12, Mar 2008
ASENOVGRAD, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Bulgaria's weightlifters are on a mission to clean up their sport's tarnished reputation after a series of doping scandals and suspensions at the Olympic Games.
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Canadiens pound Devils to recapture lead - 12, Mar 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens moved back into first place in the Eastern Conference after beating the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Tuesday, with rookie goaltender Carey Price stopping 38 shots.
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Hawaiian swimmer hopes to harness wave power - 12, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - When 50-metre freestyle swimmer Daniel Coakley steps on to the starting blocks at the Beijing Olympics in August, his thoughts will be a continent away, on surfing the curl of a huge wave off the Hawaiian coast.
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China fires tear gas on monks protesting in Tibet - 12, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese security personnel fired tear gas to try to disperse more than 600 monks taking part in a second day of rare street protests in Tibet, a source and Radio Free Asia said on Wednesday.
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Candidates debate Iraq five years after invasion - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the unpopular war reverberates through the 2008 presidential campaign with Democrats pledging an early troop pullout and Republicans promising to stay the course.
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For some in U.S., guns are a hobby like any other - 12, Mar 2008
DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) - An odd contraption in retired firefighter Alex Black's cluttered garage looks a bit like the hand winch at the top of a well. In fact, it is a machinegun.
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Hamas sets terms for ceasefire with Israel - 12, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas set out its conditions on Wednesday for a ceasefire with Israel, calling for an end to all acts of Israeli "aggression" in the Gaza Strip and West Bank and the reopening of Gaza border crossings.
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New York Gov. Spitzer to resign Wednesday: NYT - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is expected to resign on Wednesday morning over a sex scandal involving a prostitute, The New York Times said, citing unnamed staff members.
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Economy faces recession, probably in Q1 - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. economy has ground to a halt and probably already is in recession but faces higher inflation this year than thought just a month ago, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.
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Clinton supporter defends Obama race remarks - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The only woman ever to be on a major party's U.S. presidential ticket on Wednesday stood by her comment that Sen. Barack Obama is ahead in the Democratic race for the White House because he is black.
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New arrest in SocGen trading scandal - 12, Mar 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Police arrested another employee of Societe Generale on Wednesday as they probe the world's biggest rogue trading scandal, Paris prosecutors said.
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Home loan demand drops as rates near 5-month high - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications dipped last week, reflecting lower demand for home loan refinancing as interest rates surged to their highest since October, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Freddie Mac says no capital raising planned - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac has enough capital to weather the worst housing market in a century and has no plans to raise more dilutive capital, executives of the second largest U.S. home funding company said.
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Bear Stearns CEO says liquidity strong - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns Cos Chief Executive Alan Schwartz on Wednesday dismissed recurring speculation that the investment bank faces a cash crunch, saying it has hefty cash reserves that have remained little changed this year.
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Market flat after Fed-led rally; Humana drops - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday, halting the previous session's rally, as doubts arose that the Federal Reserve-led move to ease credit market strains would work.
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Mobile firms seek India govt meeting on BlackBerry - 12, Mar 2008
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mobile phone operators are seeking more talks to discuss Indian government security concerns which a newspaper said could lead to the termination of BlackBerry services in India, an industry official said on Wednesday.
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Myanmar's nutty scheme to solve energy crisis - 12, Mar 2008
PYAW GAN, Myanmar (Reuters) - They may look leafless and lifeless, but Kyaw Sinnt is certain his nuts are the key to Myanmar's chronic energy shortage.
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Fans embrace, clerics condemn TV's "Afghan Star" - 12, Mar 2008
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Hundreds of fans clamored on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of their favorite finalists from the TV show "Afghan Star," Afghanistan's version of "American Idol," which is watched by millions but condemned by Islamic clerics as i
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Space shuttle to get post-launch safety check - 12, Mar 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL., Florida (Reuters) - The crew aboard space shuttle Endeavour prepared to check the ship for damage on Tuesday after a predawn liftoff to deliver part of a long-awaited Japanese space laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Canada's frigid north a diamond miner's paradise - 12, Mar 2008
DIAVIK MINE, Northwest Territories (Reuters) - Once a hotbed of gold mining, Canada's far north is now unearthing riches from a different precious commodity: diamonds.
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Surging Red Wings close in on playoff spot - 12, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The revved-up Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Tuesday to record their fourth successive victory and close in on a playoff spot.
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DiMarco banks on help from straight-talking wife - 12, Mar 2008
JEJU, South Korea (Reuters) - American Chris DiMarco has volunteered for shock treatment by asking his wife to caddy for him at this week's Ballantine's Championship.
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